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After absorbing his Susano'o, Sasuke's form resembled that of a Jinchūriki.
He called this fusion of Susano'o and body—Susano'o: Living Body Mode.
"Simply… incredible."
Sasuke's new discovery instantly rewrote everyone's understanding of the Susano'o technique.
"After integrating the Gedo Statue's core, Sasuke's Susano'o has even developed an independent chakra network," Kabuto analyzed, adjusting his glasses. "That power exists outside of Sasuke himself. Controlling it like a Jinchūriki is actually quite logical."
Sasuke himself felt a surge of awe. He never imagined that one day, he too would possess a chakra mode uniquely his own.
"Judging by the patterns on Sasuke's purple armor, they don't seem complete," Kabuto's tone shifted. "This earth-shattering chakra mode must have further stages. But what intrigues me more is… the power of this form!"
Sasuke's gaze lifted from his palm, sweeping over the group.
"Then help me test it."
Suigetsu blinked. "You mean… a fight?"
A smirk touched Sasuke's lips. "Don't hold back. Come at me."
"You asked for it!"
BOOM!!
In a puff of white smoke, Suigetsu summoned the Exploding Blade: Spurt and leaped into the air. His Hydrofist technique, amplified by his Mangekyō's right eye, brought the massive blade crashing down.
Against such an attack in the past, even a powerful Sasuke wouldn't dare be careless; he would have evaded. But this time… Sasuke caught it. Bare-handed.
CLANG—BOOM!!!
A shockwave of force was followed by a cataclysmic explosion.
Suigetsu was blasted back a hundred meters by the fiery backlash, landing as a puddle of water.
The others had retreated to a safe distance. As the flames dissipated, Sasuke stood there, completely unharmed.
"It seems, in terms of pure defensive power, it already surpasses the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode," Kabuto noted. "But…"
He removed his glasses, his left eye sharpening its focus.
"Defense is useless against me!"
—Futodama!
Swish!
An unavoidable spatial slash shot toward him.
But in the same instant, Sasuke vanished.
"So fast…!" Kabuto's eyes widened in shock. "Absurd defensive power is one thing, but speed rivaling the Nine-Tails Mode? That's just unfair!"
Itachi provided an authoritative analysis. "Strictly speaking, the Nine-Tails Mode offers a greater speed enhancement. However, Sasuke is the reincarnation of Indra and possesses the Choku Tomoe Mangekyō, making swift, direct movement his inherent trait. This mode allows him to achieve comparable speed. Add his eyes' perceptive abilities, and evading your dōjutsu is hardly surprising. And it appears…"
Itachi's eyes glinted. He's not just evading.
The next moment!
A flash of purple light appeared behind Kabuto—who, not being in Sage Mode, didn't even sense it coming.
The only ones present who did were Itachi… and Nagato.
Just as Sasuke was about to strike Kabuto from behind, Nagato thrust out his palm.
—Banshō Ten'in!
Whoosh…!
A powerful attractive force from behind halted Sasuke's movement.
He instantly turned his head. A beam of purple light shot from his mouth, accelerated by the pull, and pierced straight through Nagato's forehead.
Thump…!
Nagato's Edo Tensei head exploded.
The purple light was a miniaturized Susano'o arrow.
Though smaller, its enhanced penetration and stealth made it a far more terrifying weapon than the original.
If Nagato weren't an Edo Tensei…
Sensing the anomaly behind him, Kabuto manifested his Susano'o, its arm swinging back in a wild arc.
Swish!
Sasuke dropped low, avoiding the sweeping fist, and delivered a thunderous kick that sent Kabuto flying out of his Susano'o shell.
Kabuto skidded across the ground. "This level of offensive power… it defies all reason…"
Swish, swish, swish…!
Suddenly, a volley of massive fireballs surged forth.
Itachi had joined the fray.
Sasuke formed hand seals. A wind-style jutsu, amplified by his new mode, scattered the fireballs, revealing the Yasaka Magatama hidden within.
A divine weapon version of the Phoenix Flower Nail Crimson?
Sasuke grinned.
He flashed sideways, evading at high speed, but the spinning magatama pursued him relentlessly.
Itachi's god-like shurikenjutsu…
But…
You have your tricks. I have mine.
Sasuke stomped his foot.
—Jiongu Needle!
A tentacle of Susano'o-quality Jiongu erupted from the ground where his foot landed. It snaked through the air, its tip threading with impossible precision through the small holes in each magatama, stringing them together into a single, sparkling ring.
—Amaterasu!
Fwoosh!
Black flames ignited on Sasuke's back.
He glanced skyward. A crow circled above, its right eye—Itachi's Mangekyō. After releasing Amaterasu, the eye turned pale and empty.
"A new Sage Art from Itachi… using crows as disposable vessels for dōjutsu."
Sasuke's eyes narrowed slightly. Fwoosh… The Amaterasu flames on his back were forcibly shed by his Susano'o chakra.
Nagato stood up again, reformed.
He clasped his palms together. A dark sphere of gravitational force condensed between them and rose into the sky.
Suigetsu started sprinting for his life. "Hey, hey, hey! What's the big idea using that move on our own turf!"
Rumble, rumble, rumble…!
The earth itself began to tear apart and ascend.
In the blink of an eye, Sasuke was standing on a rising chunk of bedrock.
Nagato looked up at the sky.
"Fusing the Susano'o with your body… the power is indeed remarkable. But it also means you've lost the long-range attacks needed to destroy the gravitational core of Chibaku Tensei. So, Sasuke… how will you handle this?"
As he rose, Sasuke closed his eyes.
BOOM…!
Outside his body, which was tightly wrapped in dense purple chakra, an even vaster torrent of energy erupted, taking the form of a towering skeleton.
"What…!?"
To everyone's astonishment, it was a Susano'o released by a Susano'o—a Susano'o: External Body!
"The enhanced Yatagarasu Susano'o was absorbed, becoming part of my own power. What I can project externally is this External Body. There's no need for that cumbersome 'magnifying glass' technique anymore—using a Susano'o to cast a Susano'o. Now that I've absorbed it, I can manifest it directly. And with my current ocular power…!"
BOOM…!
The colossal Gedo skeleton, now twice its former size, began to channel the chakra that once belonged to the Perfect Susano'o. The energy surged forth, forming muscles and tendons that draped over the bones.
At this moment, the form of the External Body was unmistakable. It was, without a doubt, a Susano'o-state Gedo Statue!
"This is the External Body's second form…!"
—Gedo Sharī: Flesh Demon!
"ROOOOOOOOOOAR…!"
—Gedō Hō: Mohabetsurai!
CRACKLE-BOOM!
The Flesh Demon opened its maw and roared, unleashing a blinding white beam of lightning. It vaporized the ascending rocks in its path—along with the dark gravitational core—turning them all to dust.
Kabuto's expression turned solemn. He looked up, offering a silent homage. "At the very dawn of awakening the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan… Sasuke, merely by wielding the power of the Susano'o Living Body Mode, has already reached such terrifying heights. Once he fully masters the power of these eyes and learns Hashirama's Solar Sage Art… I truly cannot imagine…"
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